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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1916)
I? if ALL HAVE STRENGTH ENOUGH TO ENDURE THE MISFORTUNES THAT COME TO OTHERS A PAPER THAT A CLEAN 'WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES BELIEVES IN mt Btoi AND ALWAYS BOOSTS 01 DOS MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , No. XXXIX. If IDT IS DENIED OFFICE Established 1878 As Tlio Coast Mall MARSHFIELD, OREGON, .. a T ! ,rle!rln HnUriCI AS I HUI Board Refuses to Let Her Qualify MS mumujr OLD SHE IS NOT ' Ullltii ur oihic lakes Fight at Meeting Last Night for seat 10 wmcn She Was Elected QRN TESTIMONY TAKEN raiments llccoino Somen hat Heat ed Dining tho Evening Im In Hadlock Takes Place Is Hroth- ci-ln.LnV of Mrs. Wright ' Mrs. Carrlo Wright lost hor fight iccuro n scat bb member of tlio I If council 01 J-nsiHlllu. yvt mu cettng last nlRlit when tlio newly ectcd officials woro sworn In Bho s refused tho position on grounds tat sho was not a citizen of tlio nlted States and of Oregon bocnuso cr husband, Ben Wright, who was ! Canadian, had not takon out his Icond naturalization papers. hie had received his first papers Dil applied for his uccond pnpors ut not having theoc ho Is not u clt- len In this state. This was tho climax of n coutro- trsr which has brought Eastsldo Such Into tho limelight of lata hd which has brought forth pub- cxnresslons from two faclloua tho place, ono favoring Mrs. fright, and tho othor side being pposcd to her qualifying. Acted As Trial Hoard The refusal to lot Mrs. Wright Ve a scat on tho council was tho rclslon of tho council nctlng ns a h board. Mrs. Wright nmdo tho Ifense that ft lion tlio stnto of Oro bn gave- women suffrago thoy did pt mako nny qualifications and Mt ho being n born American ail a right to hold offlco and to )le. Further sho declared thnt hor uiband nnd horsolf could voto In ny other states excepting Oregon the president of tho United latos and thcreforo sho could hold Vilcc. Uko California Caso Tho caso Is similar to the cKenile caso which was tnUon om California to tho aunroino rt of tho United States, and Wiled thero against tho mmllcnnt ir offlco. 1 About ono hundred norsoiiH en- Nred at tho city hall at Eastsldo. "oai Drought a councilman nnd number of others from thn finn,. h end of tho city and snvnmi fmm larshfleld v,oro at tho mooting. i worm Was Expected inen the critical moment ennm Pre was Indications of nn vMf. Is ,lllle an(1 'or a while tho nioot fS was rather stormv. im nt .in E.r.hen " Was BOttIea tlmt Mrs. f Inclination to burv nnv in fi. PS ad the meotlnp in t-..i. ...i.... H expressions of a deal fnr armony n tho cliv ..., v ..- oming yeari Sharit VnwT.i .. i... . "We wcra m,. .... t H, i . --...u nimrji worus LIS "?A W'1C" Mra- bright was UZ,, ,, . nntl Bomo dI E vBlr,adlcllons cai thick and ru various ( . bad .. k I """"'ms wero r"1 as bene th i... . ,. Id onr i Ul u' Btat0 It d .I'6 COOS Ti' was Iwitlon J0 rlll0ry on a legal Mstln tearing on tho controvor- Wnen Mrs. W.1..1.1 . .. efeated . ,,, b,u waa nna"Jr H I drPPea tho matter " ?frthf!r1IdhcBM r ox noortel ovo ' matters Wore "4 Counrnr hy Mayor Kltl80 f" S; waonrasw?or ,wh0 ,n II on ,- ... rds pourel verbal rkerBrucees,s,.,UllC,,,al WaterB At the ,2!?.,ar,c? ld9 Mayor R0ZfC'eCt!Lln East" 'ted to n ; 2 uson was ...v. 40 mreo elected wero wiitn., ' ' SOSIE FACTS AHOUT CITV OF EASTSIDE Iloro arc sonio factH about tho Coos Day city which start ed a now year last night: Eastsldo covers nioro area than Mnrshflold and North Bond put togother. Thoro nro botweon -100 nnd COO Inhabitants In tho city. t Tho tolnl number of vot ers Is about 100. Thoro Is a wator front on IslhmtiH Inlet and tho bay ftvo miles long, A year nnd ono-hnlf ngo Cooston and 'territory bu tweon was nnnoxed to tho city. Water rlRhts iiavo boon fil ed on for futuro wntor sup lily. City has an $8,000 school hotiso with four rooms nnd ' throo tenchers at ono ond of city, nnd another sciool with two tenchorfl at tho Cooston ond. Tho pooplo rocontly voted to U80 tho school houso as mooting- plnco for Sunday school and public gnthorlngs. Tho city has ono storo and plans a public market on tho water front. EastBldo limits aro close to tho big EastBldo mill of tho C. A. Smith Lumber Com pany. Thoro Is no Jnll In Eastsldo hut ono will bo provided In enso thoro should bo an of fender to lock up. SNOW GEKERAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1916 EVENING EDITION. X Consolidation of Times, Const Mall nnd Coos liny Advertiser. No. 157 w bellmen PanaUEh v " .wer Farrle v,L ,, u'oison and Mrs. M wnm" '.. ",u ia"or was tho Mtsld over elected to tho ercho8P , '" Iie ter two vkti. " me ninpn. -n m "illy aijj . ""a i v. 1. ns eini . . JIcLaBan whoso 'm hou: ,:6nl roancu a.ft nM wonuiers of tho -Ui! stecklo, L. Q. (Con'"ued pn Pag0 Two) OrKICIAT.S OF ijastside assume T1IKIH VARIOUS DUTIES Mllnjj on Water lllKlitN to bo Rc- nuvtctl .Stmiflliic Commit tec Atpoliited by (ho Mayor Tho followliiB nro 'tho officers, olcctlvo nnd nppolntlvo, nnd tho Btnndlng commlttles of tho city of EastHldo who began nnothor year of tho city work at tho annual moot ing of tlio city council thoro last night: Mnyor Robort C. Kittson. City Recordor C. 1 Keating. City Attorney Qoorgo Wntklns. City Tronsuror W. F. Uyorly. City Marshall Sylvester McOrlff. City Engineer S. II. Cathcurt. Doputy Marshnll N. A. Nass. Councllmon Vllkcs Cavauaugh, N. G. Nolson, Irvln Hadlock and CyriiH Stcckol, roprosontlng East sldo ond of tho city and V. h. Walker and L. a. Mcolcs representing Coos ton ond of tho city. Street Committee Nolson, Had lock nnd Mooks. FInnnco Committee Stockel, Hadlock and Cavaunugh. Flro and Water Conui)lttoo Cava- wook from naugn, AieoltB and Walker. Health Commltteo Walkor, Nol son and Stockel. Dock Mutter Up Doforo tho old council adjourned thoro woro several matters which came up. W. U. Douglas, roprosontlng- tho Bast Murshflold I -a nil Company staled In a communica tion that tho city wharf at East sldo was partly on company lands and asked that tho city tako over IN THE COUNTY All Sections This Morning Re- , port Fall During the Night and Ground Covered REPORTED TEN INCHES t DEEP AT POWERS TODAY Logging Operations At that Place Are Stopped Un Ac count of the Storm FRESHETS ARE CHECKED Much Suffering of Llvo Stock Is Found In Different Quarters Temperature nt Mnndiflcld Not J-ow As Might bo Evpccted Tho snow storm last night wan gonernl throughout tho county. This morning Handon, Myrtlo Point and Powers districts all reported snow and It Is said to bo much heavier in tho mountains. This Is tho sec ond tlmo during tlio Btormy sea son that Coos county has had a snow unusual to this' locality. Tho storm has Interrupted log ging operations nnd has been es pecially sovcro on llvo stock, cattlo on tho ranges and dairy cows suf fering fiom tho cold and lack of feed. This morning Marshflold was cov ered with snow and presented a pretty sight with tho trees on tho hill decorated In white. Snow foil during tho forenoon but tho sun light at noon melted much of it. Temperature Not f.oiv Tho thermometer did not go very low, Early tho glasB roglstorod 2!) degrees abovo zero or thrco bolow freezing, which Is at least six de grees abovo tho coldest weather wo havo had this winter. According to Mr. OHtllnd, weath er observer, tho snow that foil last night, roglstorod as about ono fifth of an Inch rainfall It rcducod to water. Ten Inches nt Power At 1'owors It wng roportcd thoro was 10 inches of snow this morn ing and out beyond Myrtlo Point lho snowfall through tho night was hoavy. " This morning tho tol egraph v;lroB woro down, on ac count of tho storm but woro soon repaired. Logging Stopped A. II. Powers wus down this morning from Powors. Ho said tho snow was so heavy that all log ging thoro today was impossible In tho camps tho snow fall was nioro than 12 Inches. Trains Wero Drilled nccnuso of tho fuct tho Coqulllo rjvor has boon up over tho tracks at Sclirooders Landing, tho other sldo of Coqulllo, ho said not n log ging train has gotten through this Powors. Tlio regular train has mado dally trips through this Boctlon, but is not bo heavy as tho logging trains. Stop tho Froshets TRY TO SETTLEISIX KILLED IN SEATTLE FIRE I-USITAMA INCIDENT IS HKINfl DISCUSSED TODAY CJcniiiin AnihussadoV Ih Conferring With tho Secretary of State Regarding Matter tnr Axactited Prni (o Coos llijr TlmM. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2C German Ambassador Dornstorff con ferred today with Secretary Lansing over tho stntus of 'tho Ltisltanla In cident. Lansing bad boforo him when Von Dornstorff called another writ ten proposal from Qermany design ed to bring about a settlement of tho controversy over tho Lusltnnla. It Is understood that in the latest proposal Germany has agreed to eliminate from tho text of tho ag reement any mention of n warning Issued by tho Gorman ombansy on tho day tho Lusltuum sailed and loft out her proposed general reser vation of admission of wrong doing on tho part of the submarine commander. D NOT Li FOUND TO CONTAIN SEVEN PER CENT ALCOHOL Ariosts At Coqulllo Will Follow Once Complaint Miulo 'of Cider Drinking nt Powers nt Cider taken from four Coqulllo establishments yesterday for test ing allowed from three to sovon per cent of alcohol, according to Dis trict Attomoy Llljoqvlst. Tho test was mado by J. Loo Drown of this city. At onco Sheriff Johnson was called over tho long distance 'phono and told to arrest tho' proprietors. Tho Coqulllo men who aro in volved aro Albert JoIiuboii, of tho Coqulllo Soda Works and tho man ufacturer of cider, C. A, Machon, Hurk Dunham and Mr. Shoros. Cider nt lovCrs At Powors it is said cldor with n kick In It has been sold in sovoral places. A. II. Powors this morn ing stated tho mon havo boon got ting hold of tho stuff nnd that a week ago last Sunday thoro woro halt a dozon fights ns tho result of tho cider. An Investigation will ho mado. KuiB IS PRESIDENT OV STAFF SPANISH GENERAL ARMV Caught in Five Story Building ' Which Is Quickly De stroyed by Flames THREE JUMP FROM FOURTH STORY WINDOW One Strikes Pavement and Is Killed and Others Break Through Blanket THREE ARE SUFFOCATED Jlulldlng Was Ubod to Dry Hemp Which Was Saved When Wharf Recently Rut'iicd nnd Wn Sup" posed to Havo IJecn Fhcd tDf AMOilat4 Tiro to Coo Dj Tlmn.l SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20. Six men woro killed this morning in a flro that destroyed tho interior of tho Talbot-Walker building, a flvo Btory brick structure. Throo woro killed by leaping from tho fourth, story windows to tho pnvomont bo low, and thrco suffocated In tflo building. All tho dead wero Rus sians. Ucd to Dry Hemp Tho building was being used by a salvage company firm for drying largo quantities of hemp that was soaked with wator during a flro In Octobor on tho Uluo Funnol Lino Plor. Tho flro caused nioro than a mil lion dollar loss and wnB generally believed to bo started by persons who sought to provont tho ship ment of munitions of war to Rus sia. Tho flro today howovor is bo Uovcd to havo had Its origin from tho drying stove. Loss Ih $10,000 TJio loss Is estimated at about $10,000 .Twenty mon woro at work in tho building whou tho flro was discovered. It spread so rapidly that It scoinod to break out on all floors at onco nnd tho wholo in terior was soon ablaze, Thrco mon appeared nt tho fourth story windows. Ono leaped boforo tho flremont could mako an effort In catclt him. Ho struck on Ills head and was Instantly killed. Two others woro caught by blank ets hold by tho flromon but broko through tho cloth and dlod of tho Injuries thoy received. NAMED IRIS CO TWO KILLED IN WRECK AT LIND, WASHINGTON REACHES SAN FRANCISCO IN DIS ADLED CONDITION GENTRALIA SAFE GERMANS ROLD TIE TRENCRES French Hark Itnyiml Sighted off Hec ntn Head This Morning Trying to Reach Port (Special to tho Times from Associat ed Press) PORTLAND, Jan. 2C Tho steam er Lyman Stewart sent a wireless to day saying It had spoken with the Kronch bark Dnyard off Hccota Head this morning. Tho bark was badly crippled by tho storm but will try to mako San Francisco unassisted. CENTRA LIA SAFE Roaches Port Today nt San Fran cisco Much Disabled (Special to tho Times by Associat ed Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 Tho steamer Ccntrnlla arrived horo lato yestorday after nearly foundering at sea. Describing tho storm, Captain Svcndson said: "I novor saw anything Hko It. Tlio wind blow twenty miles nn hour. -Wo lost our dcckload and our steam had to bo used to pump wator from tho hull." N SHERIFF JOHNSON WILL GET TAX ROLL AHOUT FED. R Total Levy Which Mundiflcld ProKr- ty Will Have to Pay ft 1. 1 Mills Notify Taxpayers (Special to tho Times) COQUILLE, Oro., Jan 20 Sheriff Johnson oxpecta to got tho 1915 tax rolls from Assessor Thrift nbout Eob fuary Kith and will thou boglu tho annual collection of taxes. To facilitate tho Collcctlouthls yenr Sheriff Johnson will mall n personal notlco to each tnxpayor whoso address Is known, of tho amount of taxes ho owes. This year Marahflold property own ers will havo to pay a total of 51.1 mllla on tholr assessment, this in cludes 19.1 mills for tho county nnd stnto lovy, four mlllB for tho Port of Coos Hay, twenty mills for th City of Marsh- field amholovon mills for tho Marsh flold school district. W E French Fail In Attempt to R3 ' capture Position Lost East of Neuville ARE REPULSED IN HAND T0HAND FIGHT Heavy Artillery Engagements Continuinq on the West ern Battle Front BULGARS AREADVANC'NG Have Engaged With Albanians Under tho Leadership of Former Pres ident Who has Joined the Cause of the Entente Allies Ur AMorltteil rrrsrto Coos nr Tlmo.) LONDON, Jan. 2C, A great num ber of counter attackB woro mado by tho Kronch yesterday to rccapturo 'the trenches taken by tho Germans oast of Nouvlllo but woro ropulsed each tlmo with hnnd to hand fight ing, Dorlln announced todny. Heavy lartlllory pitgagomeuts contlmio on tho Western ffont. Fight Albanians In tho East a lull continues. Unof ficial dispatches my tho Dolgarlan forces havo advanced Into contral Al bania nnd havo como In contact with tho Albanian troops under Essad Pa sha, provisional presldont of Albania, who la cooporating with tho ontonto allies. Tho Ilulgnrlnn advnnco guard Is reported to havo boon defeated. MS DEMANDS General Who Was Former Governor of Cuba Promoted hy His Government full chargo of tho wharf under the Ur Auo litM rrtM to Coo Dir TlmM ) PARIS, Jan. 25, Genoral Woylor, former Spanish governor of Cubi Tho cold spoil and snow will stop iina uc0 appointed presldont of tho tompororlly tho freshets which had ( Qonoral Stnff of tho Spanish army. Btarted when tho previous biiowi started to molt. I t 0COVKKl" FROM WRECK i L L fi III L II U 1 1 II U agreement that tho land bo glvon up at any time It was demanded. A resolution to this effect was pass ed so that thoro would bo no con flicting in rogard to tho manage ment of tho wharf, Annual Reports Tho city recorder will mako his annual roport nt tho next moetlng. Tho city troasuror mado his roport for 1915 showing that something ovor $3,000 had been paid out or tho general fund during the year and a llttlo over ?1,008 paid out ot tho streot fund. Hcnow Water Right When tho now council was form ed ono of tho first things dono was to voto for a renewal of the water rights which aro hold by tho city. Some tlmo ago tho city filed on a wator right at tho headwaters of Wlllanch slough. TI1I3 will expire In February but tho filing will bo renewed. Tho city has made ex tensive investigation as to a water supply but Is not yet in shape to establish water works but members of tho council expressed tho hope that before long a water works which Is much needed could bo es tablished, Tho mayor appointed Jfs Btand- tDr AioiltM rrt.t to ct nr Time.,! SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 2G Tho body of Ralph Dattor- man, aged eight, of Wona cheo was found In the debris of tho Gioat Northern wreck at Coren, today, being tho eov onth body recovored. Another body is missing and Is being searched for. ing committees wh'ch will servo for tho ensuing year. Public Market Tho establishment of a public market fortho bonoflt of tho peo plo of Eastsldo ana surrounding country has been under discussion and a special commltteo was author ized to have constructed tho build ing for tho market at ttio snip yard slto. A bid of approximately $50 has beon mado for tho build ing. ELKS! ATTENTION!! Don't forgot tho regular danco this evening. Visiting Elka will be welcome. Special music, specla attractions and an especially good time assur ed. By order of COMMITTEE RODIES OK TWO ARE REPORT ED TO HE FOUND Vlc.lms Wero llenjninlii Snoll and Frank Woods Roth of tho United Stnto tnr AuorUleJ Prm l Coot liar TlmM J EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 26. Tho bod'es Of IJonjamln Snoll and Krank Woods, Americans, woro found west of Cuslhulrlachlc, according to a report roachlng hero. Thoy left CUslhulrachlo"last week to rescue a relative, who was wounded by ban dits and hiding in tho mountains. PiiHioiigeri Aro Saved hy Stool Coat lies and No no 11V0 Injured In tho Accident (!)r AMo?lit4 rrtM lo Coo Ur Timet.) SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 21. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul passonger trains No. 17 and No. 18 each known as tho Columbian, col lided head on near Llnd, Wash, to day. Engineer George W. Rait and an unidentified tramp woro, killed. Throo of tho train crow woro bruis ed. No passengers woro hurt. CiM Save Peoylo Roth of the hugo locomotives wero completely demolished but tho steel passenger coaches provontod serious Injury to any of tho pas sengers, Other mon on tho two locomo tives Jumped and escaped with bruises. Reports received horo al leged that through a dispatcher's mlstako ono train bad orders to meet tho other at Sorvla while tho ether had meeting orders for Vassal. ; NO NEW PROJECTS ARE NOT INCLUDED A fOr AMOClitxl Prttt to coo. Ilr TIuxm.J WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 2G Tho Rivers and Harbors commltteo voted today to In- cludo no now projocts In the forthcoming bill, but to con- flno appropriations solely to projects already authorized, f thus limiting tho total to ap- proximately ?44,000,00Q. ? i ! DEMOCRATS HAVE STATE PRIMARY Dr AuorltUil Freu to ecu ntr TlmM., 4 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20 Incomplete roturns today In- d cated that tho ontlro regu- lar democratic ticket, hoadod by Riifflu G. Pleasant, pres- ent attorney genernl, was sue- cesBful at yesteidays stnto wide democratic primary, PORTLAND Miss Grace DoGraff who wont from Portland with tho Kord peaco party, is roportcd to bo back in tho United States and Is expected- In Portland soon. AGREEMENT. ON LU8ITANIA IS REDRAFTED TODAV Secretary Lansing nnd German Em bassador Meet at Washington for tho Purpoho Hf AmocUU-J l'reu to Coo l)r TIuim. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2C Tho Lusltanla agreomont was re drafted today by Ambassador Von Dornstorff and Secrotaiy Lansing to roprcsont tho vlows of tho Unit ed States and forwarded to tho Dorlln foreign offlco. Word of whotho Dorlln will accept it In its prosont tontativo form i8 oxpoctcd in about a wook. JAPAN DELIVERS NOTE FOR DE LIVERY T CHINA Effect of Conscstlniw If Mndo Would Put China under Giuitd- laiishlp of Other Country (llr AMovlitM rrcM 10 Coot Dr Tlm ) LONDON, Jnn. iiO.r Tho Japan oso government has dollvorod to tho ChlnosQ' minister In Toklo for transmission to bis government a note embodying sovon doumuda which woro included In tho Jan- nnoBo program of last spring, ' tho Manchester guardian learns from fur Eastorn sources. It says tho gonoral effect would bo to placo China under tho tutelago of Japan Against Drltlsli Ideas Tho Guardian oxprosses tho hopo that this news will bo "authorita tively contradicted" ns tho do- manda when previously mado woro full of dangor to China's Independ ence. "It is tho nlm and hopo of tho nrltlsh policy," tho papor continued, "to seo that China la strong nnd Independent, developing peaceful ly without lntcrforonco from uny foreign power." REPOLSE ATTACK TURKS DRIVE HACK THE IHUT'. ISH FORCES Appalling Losbo3 SustulnoJ hy tho English Army In Mesopota mia Statement Says (Hr Auoclated Preu to Coot Dr Tlmo. ) RERUN, Jan. 20. (Wireless to Sayvllle) An official Turkish statement today bays tho Hrttlsh forces in Mesopotamia mado aiii othor attack upon tho Turks but gao up tho effort after sustaining appalling lossos. TO LEARN ATTITUDE President Confers With Lenders In Congress Or Aio(ltte4 freti to C001 l)7 Timet. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2 G Pres ident Wilson summoned to tho White houso today leaders of tho Scuato and the House to loarn their uttitudo toward tho shipping bill, tho tariff DOMINION LINER HAS REEN SUNK (Dr AttocltttJ rrtM to Coot Iltr Tltbf, LONDON, Jati. 2C A Llv erpool mossago to tho Ex change Telegraph says tho Dominion liner Norsman bus been sunk. VESSELjSEACHEO STEAMER NORSEMAN NOT SUNK AS WAS REPORTED Report Mado hy Llojds States That No Lives Woro Lost In Accident nr AworiittA ftM to Coot ntr Tlmt. LONDON, Jan. 20. Lloyds re ports that tho steamor Norseman, at first roportod sunk, has boon beached and that no lives wore lost. Sho registered 1750 tons and was under charter to tho British Admir alty. commission and the PhUllplno b".;i. Ho indicated to them that in addition to tho preparedness program and rov onuo bills, tbeso throo measures would bo tho principal ones backed, by the administration. '! i J